curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to raise one's voice; to shout
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
charming; fascinating; attractive
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
to thrust away; to send flying
accelerator (pedal); gas pedal
flooring the gas pedal; pedal to the metal
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
guilty (e.g. of a crime); guilt-inducing (e.g. food); decadent
such a thing; something like that
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
had better ...; had better not ...
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
to raise one's voice; to shout
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
clearly; distinctly; vividly
view; opinion; finding; findings